OSB can take a certain amount of short-term moisture. After all, it's common for houses that are under construction to get rained on before the roof is on. If you can get it properly dried out and it's still solid it's probably OK.
I understand the temptation to have the contractor fix the place up in lieu of rent but accounting-wise it may be cleaner if there's a clear paper trail of him paying the rent and you paying him for his services. Same difference in the end but when you deduct all your business losses on this rental from your taxes next year, the documentation may be helpful. Allan Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > It’s so tempting. I’m honestly not sure what we are going to do at this > point. We had a guy come over who is a contractor that was originally > scheduled to view the house to lease when we were showing it but had to > cancel due to a family deal. We got him over together to work up quotes for > the utility room in order to sue the past renters. We also sent him over to > my dads house to do some work. When we discovered the bathroom issue he came > back over to look at that as well. He was interested in possibly working out > a deal with him doing the work and us taking a portion off rent for a certain > amount of time till whatever number he comes up with is paid. Waiting on a > number. The other alternative is to simply do the work ourselves as > originally planned, carry the mortgage for a couple of months then relist it > again and start from scratch. Could probably actually charge more as I think > we had it priced too cheap in the first place. > > I went and bought a fan and crawled back under the house and set it up to dry > it out from underneath. As I said the floor joists still seemed solid and > even the OSB subfloor didn’t appear to be weak like it was about to fall > thru. If we simply dry it out and do not take up the tile in that bathroom > and replace, I am wondering if once it dries out it doesn’t start crumbling > down the line. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 9, 2020, at 8:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Okie lighting? >> >> -D >> >>> On Aug 9, 2020, at 8:47 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/Gallon-Can-Spill-Proof-Container/dp/B00SLPYJX0 >>> >>> I'm just sayin'. >>> >>> -MMM- >>> >>>> On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 7:17 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The folks we signed a lease with that were due to move in next weekend >>>> were told of the situation and it would probably be end of month at the >>>> earliest. They wanted to come out and look. After a lengthy discussion and >>>> full disclosure they said they still wanted to lease the house. We gave >>>> them the option to refund their deposit. Later on they messaged us and >>>> decided after thinking about it they decided they couldn’t move in there. I >>>> can’t blame them. So now in addition to all the damage the old renters cost >>>> us a months worth of time and the new renters. Will have to start from >>>> scratch. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Aug 9, 2020, at 6:45 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Only way to find out is to ask ... >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 2:32 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> PS thought about trying to file an insurance claim but I’m not sure USAA >>>>>> would cover it due to negligence. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Aug 9, 2020, at 2:27 PM, Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just finished removing ALL of the carpet and padding in the downstairs >>>>>> portion of the house. Good news is the house smells 100 times better. >>>> Hosed >>>>>> that office area concrete down with that pet enzymes stuff then have >>>> the o >>>>>> zone machine running and it smells much better. Bad news is when I >>>> pulled >>>>>> the padding up in one of the bedrooms next to the 2nd bathroom there >>>> was a >>>>>> huge patch of mold. Pulled padding up from the bedroom on other side >>>> and it >>>>>> also has mold. >>>>>>> Oh boy. Crawled back under house and it’s a total disaster under that >>>>>> bathroom and toilet active water leaking right out of toilet. When we >>>> got >>>>>> to the house I noticed the toilet running all the time and figured it >>>>>> needed to replace the valve but there was no power on yet so could not >>>> see >>>>>> any leaks. The entire area under there is soaked. Somehow the floor >>>> joists >>>>>> and the osb subfloor while soaked does not feel rotted yet. The issue >>>> was >>>>>> it appears the gasket from the tank to the bottom was leaking. In fact >>>> the >>>>>> whole tank was wobbling. When I went to pull the toilet the entire tank >>>>>> came off. Bolts must have either rusted loose or they somehow broke it. >>>> It >>>>>> would have been impossible for them not to have noticed a leak. I think >>>> if >>>>>> we can get it dried out quick maybe it won’t rot out, but I’m afraid >>>> maybe >>>>>> it will be OK now but later down the line it might be an issue. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <image0.jpeg> >>>>>>> <image1.jpeg> >>>>>>> <image2.jpeg> >>>>>>> <image3.jpeg> >>>>>>> <image4.jpeg> >>>>>>> <image5.jpeg> >>>>>>> <image6.jpeg> >>>>>>> <image7.jpeg> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> OK Don >>>>> >>>>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >>>>> pause and reflect." 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